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Charles darwin joined captain FitzRoy on the HMS beagle.
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Darwin made his first observations
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The ship crossed the equator
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Darwin explores Brazilian rainforests for the first time
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Darwin discovers fossils at Falkland islands
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Darwin explores Pampas
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Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt while on island of Chiloe
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Darwin finds species plants birds and tortoises unique to the Galapogos islands but related to mainland species
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The voyage was over
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Darwin arrives in Australia
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Darwin studies coral reefs around islands to test his theory of atoll formation
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Darwin observes a field of black lava with coarse grass and bushes
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The Beagle makes an unscheduled detour to make measurements